Data Policy

CSGS is committed to promoting transparency, reproducibility, and open scientific collaboration in climate and global systems research.

1. Data Availability Requirement

Mandatory Statement: All submissions must include a Data Availability Statement specifying where data can be accessed, the repository name, and persistent identifiers (e.g., DOI).

Template Example:

"The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available in the [Repository Name] repository, [DOI/Link]."

Note: Manuscripts without this statement will not proceed to peer review.

2. Data Repositories

Recommended public repositories:

  • Institutional Repositories
  • Discipline-specific archives
  • General repositories (Zenodo, Figshare, Dryad)

3. Reproducibility

Authors should provide:

  • Analysis code & Modeling scripts
  • AI algorithms & workflows
  • Simulation parameter settings

4. Data Citation

Datasets must be cited in the reference list to ensure proper attribution:

Author(s), Year. Dataset title. Repository name. DOI.

5. Sensitive and Restricted Data

The journal respects ethical, legal, and cultural data sovereignty. Restrictions due to human subject privacy, indigenous knowledge, or national security must be clearly justified in the statement.

6. Global Systems Data Integrity

Authors are encouraged to clarify uncertainty modeling, disclose IAM assumptions, and provide preprocessing documentation.

7. Exceptions

Exemptions may be granted for legal restrictions or data protection laws if justified in the Availability Statement.

8. Editorial Oversight

Editors and reviewers may request access to underlying data for verification. Failure to provide requested data without valid justification may result in the rejection of the manuscript.